Diabetes

The Barnstable Brown Diabetes & Obesity Center is a multidisciplinary center designed to provide medical management in every area of your diabetes as well as educational support to assist you in implementing lifestyle changes.

4 factors predict diabetes remission after surgery: Study

A simple scoring system can predict whether an obese patient might achieve diabetes remission within five years after weight-loss surgery, according to researchers.

The scoring system – called DiaRem – is based on four readily available pre-surgery patient characteristics: insulin use, age, hemoglobin A1c concentration (a measure of blood sugar) and type of diabetes drugs.

Chemicals in carpets, cosmetics tied to thyroid problems

Exposure to a class of chemicals used to make a wide range of consumer products can cause changes in thyroid function, according to a new study.

People have widespread exposure to perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), which are used to manufacture items such as fabrics, carpets, cosmetics and paper coatings. These chemicals break down very slowly and take a long time to leave the body.

Transgender Management Program

To schedule an appointment please call 859-323-2232 and have your primary care provider and/or therapist fax a letter to 859-257-2634.

To facilitate your evaluation, current (within the last six months) laboratory evaluations are required, including a fasting lipid panel, metabolic panel, liver function tests and a hemogram. These can be obtained from your primary care provider.

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